Quinn wrote on Dec 15, 2014, 08:08:while The Witcher gives a form of immersion similar to reading a good book.

High budget AAA titles provide immersion in the same way a hollywood blockbuster does. Visually. Loads of luscious visuals. You're immersed superficially.

Quinn wrote on Dec 15, 2014, 08:08:Dwarf Fortress gives a form of immersion similar to doing a jigzaw puzzle

Dwarf Fortress requires a level of imagination to enjoy. The systems and control you have go beyond what you can experience with a closed world dominated by high end but mostly static visuals. The systems can transcend what amounts to walking around inside a menagerie of pretty things.

The majority of recently released titles that flaunt immersion are really just FPS titles with stats and scripted events. Whether it's Watchdogs, GTA or Skyrim.

Graphics are the safest route to "immersion". But for some it's a shallow immersion. Immersion that starts from the gameplay design up that isn't limited to FPS/third person adventure gameplay goes beyond most of the AAA output at the moment.

Nearly went with one of the Samsung phones. Bought an LG G2 instead. Having a powerful phone that lasts nearly 2 days on one charge sold me.

Work in mobile development myself. We maintain multiple graphics assets for different hardware. Essentially design the game for IOS, then drop features as needed to get it running on lower end apple and the millions of lower end android devices. It's a pain.

The first and second Terminator films weren't better because they were made "back in the day", but because they were actually good. The second especially will always hold up. Try to say that about the 3rd or 4th.

Anyhow, few film franchises can survive past a sequel. Certainly not by casting a previous lead known for his athleticism who is way past his prime.

And if you don't agree with me, watch out. I might tell you about the time I defended woman, rented a camaro, dated many young ladies and was an all round self loathing gamer anti-gamer.